They're pretty reasonably priced for that year Ranger from what I recall, perches and shackles included.
Busted rear leaf spring hanger ... pfff.
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Busted rear leaf spring hanger ... pfff.
Took my '94 Ranger out for a spin, to check out the state of nearby trails.
They were still snowy and iced. Took it easy, and as I drove on a iced puddle at 4 mph, the ice broke, the back of the truck dropped a couple a inches and right back out, no big deal.
Until I noticed I was riding surprisignly low ... looked back ... the front leaf hanger (driver's side) was just ripped away, completely rotten by rust.
Back in the garage, the 3 others are in a similar crap state.
I'm somewhat happy this happened at 4mph rather than at 60mph, loaded with a trailer on the highway.
But I'm still shocked by how bad this rust can be. Canada sucks. Not as much as the built ford tough mtyh, though. *puts flame suit on*
What's the best place to get 4 new hangers?
They were still snowy and iced. Took it easy, and as I drove on a iced puddle at 4 mph, the ice broke, the back of the truck dropped a couple a inches and right back out, no big deal.
Until I noticed I was riding surprisignly low ... looked back ... the front leaf hanger (driver's side) was just ripped away, completely rotten by rust.
Back in the garage, the 3 others are in a similar crap state.
I'm somewhat happy this happened at 4mph rather than at 60mph, loaded with a trailer on the highway.
But I'm still shocked by how bad this rust can be. Canada sucks. Not as much as the built ford tough mtyh, though. *puts flame suit on*
What's the best place to get 4 new hangers?
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You might have a little trouble finding stock length shackles in the aftermarket, and the hangers that are rivoted into the frame should be even more difficult. You will probably have to look at chasis catalogs or shops to find new ones.
I've seen glocks rust, so it happens to the best of them.
I've seen glocks rust, so it happens to the best of them.
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Had the same prob with the same hanger 2 years ago. Only my truck found a 6" concrete too inviting to go around and pulled it rearward 2 inches. I went to my fav boneyard, found another truck with a hanger with the same #'s on it (Ford part #'s), cleaned/painted it, and put it in. I used a grinder to take off the top of the rivets and beat them out with a small sledge and a short punch. Otherwise welding it you'd ignite the gas tank thats right behind it, or remove the gas tank to go at it from the opposite side. The hanger I got was showing some minor surface rust around the edges so I wire brushed it as good as possible and used some naval jelly to seal it off so it'll never rust again.
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The dealer has the hangers for 40$cad each, that's cheap enough to go that route.
Already removed the gas tank, grinded the rivets, removed the remains of the rotten hanger, and have removed one rivet ... the 3 others may be coming off tonight. Then new hangers, big nuts and bolts ... done deal.
Being under there makes me want to do upgrades ... but this truck is far too much of a lemon to consider any lift of mods. It's strictly repairs until I finally get rid of it (asap).
Already removed the gas tank, grinded the rivets, removed the remains of the rotten hanger, and have removed one rivet ... the 3 others may be coming off tonight. Then new hangers, big nuts and bolts ... done deal.
Being under there makes me want to do upgrades ... but this truck is far too much of a lemon to consider any lift of mods. It's strictly repairs until I finally get rid of it (asap).
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Undercoating has been a life saver for me. My ranger has been religiously undercoated and my father's f-250 hasen't. My spring hangers are original and in good shape. Last year the two rear spring hangers disintegrated off the f-250.
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I picked up the junkyard hanger for $5, and another $5 for grade 8 bolts. Make sure however you get a new bolt for the eyelet of the leaf.
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Talking about the leaf bolt ... any tips on how to take it out? I was able to remove the nut, but the nut does not cooperate much ...
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This is the exact "last straw" problem I had before selling my Ranger (and upgrading to a 150). My advice is penetrating oil and lots of it. I soaked my bolt for about 3 days before attemtping anything. I wasn't doing anything anyhow as I had to wait the weekend for the Ford parts office to order & get the part. I replaced all the rivets with Grade 8 bolts and the leaf spring bolt also. Not terribly complex or difficult work, just difficult to contort my body to do the work under the truck.
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Originally Posted by hydrology_joe
just difficult to contort my body to do the work under the truck.
Yesterday I thought I was stuck under there! I can move around, but I did so in such a way I could figure out how to get un-stuck!
I can't say it's the last straw as I have been unlucky with this truck since the beginning and never really liked it.
I just know a Ford is not replacing it. I'm an off-roader and will be getting a truck that can handle off-road use. I just hope this is the last repair I ever have to do on it ... the damn thing sits on the driveway all year long, and breaks down everytime I take it out or so.
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I just went thru the same senario with replacing a front I-beam on my truck. The metal sleave that seperated it from the rubber and the bolt were basically rusted into one. I took the largest break-over bar I could get my hands on and but a pipe on top of that for even more leverage to get it loose. I got it loose after workin on it a min and knocked it out with a punch and a small sledge after that. I didnt even use penatration oil since I was rushed to get it done. You may look into taking the spring shackle in the rear loose and lowering that side of the axle. May allow you some more clearance up in there. For that matter you could take your bed off and give yourself all the room in the world!! lol
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I have considered removing the bed. But sounds like even more hassle than anything ... I'll look into it a bit more, though.
Just noticed the shackles are ripped 3/4 of the way too. The whole thing is basically falling apart. Stupid rust.
I've tried a combination of penetrating oil (not the WD-40 crap), impact gun and BFH ... to no avail yet. Did that yesterday night and wasn't really motivated.
Thing is, as the bracket/hanger is rotten ... the whole leaf thing moves around ... yet I can't take it off because of the rear hanger. Quite annoying.
Just noticed the shackles are ripped 3/4 of the way too. The whole thing is basically falling apart. Stupid rust.
I've tried a combination of penetrating oil (not the WD-40 crap), impact gun and BFH ... to no avail yet. Did that yesterday night and wasn't really motivated.
Thing is, as the bracket/hanger is rotten ... the whole leaf thing moves around ... yet I can't take it off because of the rear hanger. Quite annoying.
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i used to live in rhode island. its the truck rot belt. been thru the same deal. the brackets and the shackles rot away. done my ranger and my brothers. mines an 83 4x4 his is a pass aroundthe family 94 4x4. the dealer has them. they are reasonable. i bought the bolts from the local hardware store. they are cheaper there. salt sucks, now i live down south. i shipped down my old rotted 83. people down here stare at the plow setup. whats common in one area is way different in another.